Contact Information
Address:
1431 Beach St
Muskegon, MI 49441-1098
United StatesPhone:
231-755-3831
GLERL Lake Michigan Field Station (LMFS)
The Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL)'s Lake Michigan Field Station (LMFS) is the home port for NOAA Great Lakes vessels, which operate throughout the Great Lakes. It is also the platform for the long-term observations research program on Lake Michigan.
The LMFS is strategically positioned on Lake Michigan to provide support to the local and regional community by further developing NOAA's role in freshwater ecology, ecosystems management, coastal management, and water-based commerce. This field station promotes long-term observations, field work, and process studies essential for understanding and developing future ecological services.